Tactic Guatemala (Pocomchi)
Mayan Huipils (Huipiles) and Textiles 

The Huipils we have for sale are pictured below, generally going from smaller sizes to larger sizes.  Click here to go directly to   * Infant & Small Child    *Girl/Small Woman     *Women.   Other fun stuff from Tactic:   Doll Outfits     Click here for size & fitting tips.
Infant & Small Child	Click on Pictures for more detail
Girl & Small Adult	Click on Pictures for more detail
H_TA_009	Tactic Girl's/ Small Woman's Huipil --- This huipil was hand woven on a back-strap loom in three pieces and has green velvet trip around the neck and arm holes..  The small diamond designs are brocaded into the fabric creating interesting larger flowing design that of pinks and and reds.  As woven the huipil is approximately 16 inches long.  The girl/woman who wore it has added pieces of black commercial cloth at the bottom so that the huipil can be easily tucked into the skirt.  They can easily be removed if desired.  All panels have salvages.  The huipil is in fairly good condition with some wear on the brocading and some loose threads.
Larger Girl/ Adult	Click on Pictures for more detail
H_TA_001 Woman's  Huipil   Width:  35.5" x Length: 19" Neck:  5" wide, 3" deep, 1.5" slit Weight: 1 1/4 pound Price: sold	.	Tactic Woman's Huipil --- This huipil was hand woven on a back-strap loom in three pieces. The designs are brocaded into the fabric. Nice machine-made flower embroidery around the  neck and on shoulders shoulder.  Used, in very nice condition with very light wear and a few loose threads.  Nice salvages on front of huipil. The sides of the huipil have been opened for display
H-TA-002 Woman's  Huipil   Width:  32"  Length: 15"" Neck:  5" wide, 2.5" deep,  Weight: 12 oz. Price: sold		Tactic Woman's Huipil --- This huipil was hand woven on a back-strap loom in three pieces and has especially beautiful hand embroidered flowers around the neck.. The designs of small figures or dolls ("munacas") are very traditional and brocaded into the fabric.   Used, in nice condition with light wear and some loose threads in the fabric.  Salvages are intact in front and back of huipil.  The sides of the huipil have been opened for display.  I wish I could embroider like this woman could.
H-TA-003* Woman's  Huipil   Width:  32" x Length: 16" as woven & 7" commercial cloth. Neck:  8" wide, 4" deep,  Weight: 1.20   lb. Price: $37.50   sold		Tactic Woman's Huipil ---  The green and purple brocaded designs in this huipil include the tree of life and chickens (take a close look).  They were woven into the design as the three pieces of fabric were hand woven on a back-strap loom.  The neck opening is unusually large and actually fits over my head. The neck opening is simple but is neatly finished. As woven the huipil is approximately 16 inches long.  The woman who wore it has added pieces of blue commercial cloth at the bottom so that the huipil can be easily tucked into the skirt. You can see that the letter "A" is written in pen on a small area of the blue cloth (see insert).  The added fabric can easily be removed if desired.  The huipil has nicely finished salvages on all ends of the three panels.  The huipil is in very good condition with a few loose threads. The material is made of good quality threads.
H-TA-004? Woman's  Huipil   Width:  34" x Length: 15.5" woven & 7" additional fabric Neck:  6" wide, 3" deep,  Weight: 12 oz. Price: $32.00   misplaced		Tactic Woman's Huipil --- This huipil was hand woven on a back-strap loom in three pieces and has white appliqués around the neckline.  The zigzag designs are brocaded into the fabric.  As woven the huipil is approximately 15 inches long.  The woman who wore it has added pieces of black commercial cloth at the bottom so that the huipil can be easily tucked into the skirt.  They can easily be removed if desired.  The front side of the huipil has finished salvages.  The huipil is in fairly good condition with some wear on the brocading and some loose threads. The sides of the huipil have been opened for display.
H-TA-005* Woman's  Huipil   Width:  33" x Length: 19.5"" Neck:  6" wide, 3" deep,  Weight: 1.5 lb.   sold		Tactic Woman's Huipil --- This is a fine hand-woven huipil in excellent condition from Tactic.  Incredibly intrique  designs of ducks, corn stalks, trees and other traditional motifs are  brocaded into the fabric when it was woven on a back-strap loom.  T  The huipil is made of three panels with all ends having a finished salvage.  The neck is nicely finished  in light blue with what appears to be a  tight crocheting.  The sides of the huipil have been opened for display.  All the threads are of good quality and huipil is in excellent condition with little wear and few loose threads.  Someone spent a lot of time weaving and finishing this huipil.
H-TA-006? Woman's  Huipil   Width:  32" x Length: 165" Neck:  6" wide, 2.5 deep,  Weight: 14 oz. Price: $38.00   misplaced		Tactic Woman's Huipil --- Wonderful designs of deer, foxes and dolls as wells as other traditional motifs have been brocades into the weave of this huipil from Tactic.  The neck and arm holes have been finished with green velvet that is in reasonably good shape.  All six of the salvages in this three-piece huipil have finished salvages.  There is one 1.5" long hole that was repaired near the bottom of on of the salvages (I didn't notice it until I was writing this description.   The huipil is in fairly good condition with light wear on the brocading and some loose threads. The sides of the huipil have been opened for display.  The colorful brocaded figures makes this huipil a fun one to own.
H_TA_007* Woman's  Huipil   Width:  38" x Length: 16" Neck:  6" wide, 2.5"  Weight: 1 pound Price: $25.00    sold		Tactic Woman's Huipil --- This huipil was hand woven on a back-strap loom in three pieces. The designs are brocaded into the fabric. Nice machine-made flower embroidery around the  neck and on shoulders shoulder.   Used, in  generally good condition with light wear and a few loose threads. The red edge of the neck and arm holes was embroidered and show some wear.  All of the panels have salvages. The sides of the huipil have been opened for display.
H-TA-010? Woman's  Huipil   Width:  39" top (29 bottom) Length: 17" woven & 21" additional fabric Neck: 56" wide, 2.5" deep,  Weight: 1 & 3/4 lb. Price: $32.00	Tactic Woman's Huipil --- This Tactic huipil has a fun machine embroidered neckline  with flowers a happy bird with her nest on one side and another characterized animal (donkey?) on the other side.  The edge of the neck and arm openings has been trimmed with dark blue velvet.  Its colorful fabric has the tree of life, zigzag of lightning, diamond patterns and other motifs brocaded into the weave.  The huipil was made in three panels that have been stitched  together.  The woven panel is about 17" long with 21 inches of commercial cloth added to make the huipil easy to tuck into the skirt.  This excess cloth can be easily removed. Some pleats have been made where the woven and commercial cloth are joined to make the huipil more fitted so that the bottom portion of the huipil is only 29" wide.
H-TA-008* Woman's  Huipil   Width:  38" x Length: 16" woven & 14" additional fabric Neck: 5.5" wide,1.5" deep,  Weight: 1.5 lbs. Price: $32.00   sold		Tactic Woman's Huipil --- This colorful huipil was hand woven on a back-strap loom in three pieces. The sides of the huipil have been opened for display. However the pleats that the wearer made to make the huipil slightly smaller remain (so the fabric is actually wider than the 38" I measured).  The neck has been decorated with machine embroidered flowers that includes a fun bird. The brocade designs include ducks, corn, tree of life and others.  The woman who wore it has added pieces of commercial cloth at the bottom so that the huipil can be easily tucked into the skirt.  They can easily be removed if desired.  The huipil has finished salvages.  It is is in fairly good condition with light wear on the brocading and some loose threads.
	Fitting Tips ---  Huipils were traditionally made on a loom. Thus they are made of rectangular pieces and are not intended to be a fitted garment.  The width of the garment should be considerably larger (at least 25 to 33%) than the shoulders of the wearer so that the huipil can cover the upper arm.  Think about room to grow too! Mayan women often put tucks in a huipil's shoulder then remove them as a child grows.  Neck and head hole openings on Huipils are often small.  Note that we can not guarantee that the neck size of a Huipil fits you and your child.  If you want to wear some huipils you may have to open the neck opening and lightly stitch it. This is especially true of Huipils that have been woven on a back-strap loom.    Please check your neck and head measurements carefully!!!

Our Guarantee: We want you to be completely satisfied with our products.   If you are not, notify us within 30 days and return the item.  Depending on your choice we will refund your money (minus original cost of shipping) or give you a credit on another item.

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